Oxstones Investment Club™By Kathrin Hille in Beijing, FT, When Dave McClure, a venture capital investor from Silicon Valley, spoke at an internet […]
From the Mediterranean to the Hindu Kush: Rethinking the Region
By George Friedman The territory between the Mediterranean and the Hindu Kush has been the main arena for the U.S. […]
Billionaire Dethrones Kings in Beer to Burgers as Batista Model
By Fabiola Moura,Bloomberg, The Burger King hamburger chain made a dramatic decision in August. It dethroned the King — the […]
Private label market in Poland continues to expand
According to estimates presented in the latest PMR report entitled “Private label in Poland 2011. Market analysis and development forecasts […]
Colonial Bargains in Latin America—from $115,000
By Margaret Summerfield, International Living, Whenever I travel to any of Latin America’s colonial cities, I can’t help but compare […]
Development of private healthcare market in Ukraine more rapid than that of Russia in 2011 to 2013
The private healthcare markets in Russia and Ukraine are at the initial stage of development. Informal spending is widespread and […]
Worthless Stocks from China
On an April afternoon in 2009, in his home office outside Austin, Tex., John Bird was hunched over his computer […]
Uruguay, Rhymes with “You’re a Buy”
By Ronan McMahon and Margaret Summerfield Lately, the credit rating agencies haven’t been doing much for International Living’shome country of […]
A “Spectacular Collapse”: Netflix Loses 800,000 Subscribers, Stock Plunges 35%
In 2010 Netflix CEO Reed Hastings was named Fortune Magazine’s Business Person of the Year. How quickly things change. After […]
A Greco-Roman Tragedy: Europe Wrestles With Financial Crisis
You’ve heard of Greco-Roman wrestling. Now there’s a Greco-Roman financial crisis. The headlines coming out of Europe are filled with […]